General information
France
The Service Officiel de Contrôle et de Certification (SOC) is the official regulatory body, within the Groupement National International des Semences et Plants (GNIS), with the responsibility for official seed certification in France..
The seed control and seed certification regulations, laid down by the Ministry of Agriculture, are published by GNIS. Three volumes are available :
• Volume 1 for seed agricultural crops;
• Volume 2 for vegetable seeds and propagating material, and
• Volume 3 for seed potatoes.
These regulations are available from the documentation service of GNIS at the following website address: www.gnis.fr
